Internet Explorer May Be Changing its Name

Sometimes it’s good to reinvent yourself. Last week, Techbeat reported that Microsoft had a plan to stop their tech support of all older versions of Internet Explorer beginning in January of 2016. They want everyone to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE), which is IE 11. If users do not update to the most current version, they will not receive any kind of security updates or technical support. This is a move resemblant of what Microsoft recently did with Windows XP – trying to get everyone to update to Windows 7 and 8.

But that may not be the only change they’re making. If a recent conversation on Reddit with IE engineers has any merit, there have been some serious recent internal talks about changing the name of the classic internet browser. Maybe starting over with a new name will help IE with the makeover it seems to so desperately want.

While we don’t know what any of the possible name options are, it seems like a big deal that Microsoft is even willing to talk about changing such an iconic name in the first place. So don’t be surprised in the future if Microsoft comes out with a “new” Internet Explorer.

What do you think? Let us know your thoughts regarding this story in the comments section below!

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Dimitris Psirrakis

Why think to change the name and not make it more better? the name is not the IE problem.. there are too many security issues and adding more speed to IE is most important todo items!

Pnume

If they change its name people will do what they did with MSN Messenger when it became ‘Windows Live Messenger’ and will just keep referring to it by its old name.

VAIOWoman

WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?
I am really peeved of the fact that they are relegating older O.S. to the scrap heap having purchased a high end laptop when Vista Ultimate appeared on the scene. My laptop was supposed to be future proof. Having all the specs, bang and technology that one would wish for and indeed still rivals and easily competes with many of the high end laptops of today.
Having spent a lot of good money in the first place to secure future proofing and additional monies on very expensive software….I expected to be able to use this for some years to come. OK…. so I did partition it “twice” and had Win7, adding Win8 on arrival and do use Win8. BUT what about the expensive software I paid for that does not work on these other O.S’s?
If I cannot get updates for I.E. on Vista U. That means they will have finished my Vista U!!! Already I have found I.E. has problems on many websites that do not support the I.E.9 that Microsoft left me and many others up the creek with. Having not researched other browsers to date….it looks like I will be forced to.
If they send me up the swannie in 2016…………..
“Microsoft is Stuffing us once too often” Well looks like I will be going over to “Apple”!!!

S Cramer

Good lord VAIOWoman, you sound like a Neanderthal. ‘Future Proof’ what
babbling salesman sold you that line? The old crap you have is a scrap
heap and was badly dated 6 month after it hit you desktop. I would be
ashamed to have people know I refuse to stay current. If your current
hardware really works…give it to the Goodwill and move on.

VAIOWoman

LOL…… I did/do not need a salesman to advise me what I have under the hood and yes I can see where you are coming from saying I sound like a “Neanderthal” lol.
No I don’t have a solid state drive in my old scrap.

Yes I do use other new hardware (not mine) which anyone would be proud to own
But find my old scrap knocks spots off it.

Yes I do stay current
But some of the “current” software I need for “current” os…….is unfortunately crap!
Am I ashamed ……Nooooooo not this Neanderthal…Haha

John

I have to take up for VAIOWoman.

Some newer “dual core” processors, or even quads, are only 1 ghz.
So your getting a quad core that runs at 4 ghtz.

Sad. Newer isn’t always better.
Some of the i7 are pretty decent, but you have to know what your looking.

What I am ashamed of, is people like Cramer, who pose as “concerned” consumers that only care about convincing people to shell out $$$ needlessly to try to stay on top of an ever more expensive mountain of debt.

The love of $$$ is the root of all evil.
The Bible says this, & I believe it is so.

I cannot believe Microsoft pays people like you to try to make people look like blabbering idiots if they do not upgrade to the latest, most expensive, blah blah, blah.

Milk expires.
Software isn’t milk.

It always works the same.

valheru9

I wouldn’t say newer isn’t always better.

Newer processors is always better especially for mobile computing. It will helps to reduce power consumption while providing the same or better speed for entertainment or productivity activities.

I used laptop since XP days and I can tell you it has come a long way.
Without newer hardware, newer software will not perform as it was designed to be. When I watch a movie on a laptop 7 years ago the battery can only last two hours max. Now it can at least last 4-5 hours.

Yeah sure, money is the root of all evil. But can you live a live without money?

Amber

That’s because battery tech has gotten better, and they use a heavier duty rechargeable battery in some newer ones than older.

valheru9

Battery tech will only change so much. It really depends on how the hardware and software utilised the battery. That is why Intel engineers has this on their mind when they design the processor and it goes the same for ARM when design the processor for smartphones.

James

Your wrong. They are designing batteries now that use nano production techniques that will more than double, maybe quadruple, the charge they can hold in the same amount of space.

Have you taken a look lately?

3D printers are doing wonders…

Mourad Mokrane

Well looks like I will be going over to “Apple”

A couple versions of OS X later, you will have to change your hardware entirely as te newe versions will not support the old hardware anymore, and that is more expensive than replacing Vista with Win 8.1…

VAIOWoman

O.S’s not the problem…always current regardless. But sadly the programs I spent good money on were a few hundred…..the cost of probably reasonable hardware. The programs are not compatible with 8….so anyone buying these programs (which are important to me) would be peeved to have to shell out for new hardware and additional programs again that I need… which would come out at double cost and often not as good software previously used. This is what I object to.

valheru9

I really would not really say it is MS fault. Sometimes it’s the developer of the programs that is to be blame.

I bought Adobe CS4 and used since XP then Vista after that Windows 7 and now Windows 8. I have so far face no problem whatsoever with it. I am also running games develop for Windows XP such as Warcraft3 with no problem whatsoever although with patches from Blizzard.

So I can say from experience it is not really MS fault. MS needs to upgrade their software to add in new features and support for new hardware else they will be left behind. Even Linux have to update their kernel now and then for the same reason.

Alex

Install XP or whatever OS you like in a virtual box. Relevant guides can be found on youtube or google.

You are welcome

Cassette

How do you know that Microsoft won’t maintain compatibility with older operating systems with their newer versions of IE? It’s not like the other browsers create updates for old versions of their browsers, but you can still use the newer versions on XP.

VAIOWoman

” Microsoft had a plan to stop their tech support of all older versions of Internet Explorer beginning in January of 2016. They want everyone to update to the latest version of Internet Explorer (IE), which is IE 11. If users do not update to the most current version, they will not receive any kind of security updates or technical support. This is a move resemblant of what Microsoft recently did with Windows XP – trying to get everyone to update to Windows 7 and 8.”

Cassette

Yeah, but that’s a scenario we are already in with XP. Support is already done for that. I just mean going forward. In the past MS had to make patches for IE 8 because that’s the maximum that XP could use. If they simply maintained compatibility with the newer versions, people could presumably use IE 11 on XP.

dswan1987

I’m sorry but not even the greatest customized gaming laptops from the Vista era rival today’s high-end laptops. The term “future-proof” when it comes to technology is more like “quasi-future-proof”. You’ve been suckered.
More to the topic, as long as Microsoft officially supports Vista–which they will for years–they will allow Vista users to update to their latest browser. I’m pretty sure Vista users can get IE 11 now, being that I installed it on Windows 7 which essentially has the same core/kernal.
We always get these angry folks when legacy support is dropped. Security in our super interconnected, high-speed information age comes with great security risks. MS is trying to mitigate these risks as much as possible.

VAIOWoman

Oh thats new to me seeing as I get this, but thanks anyway.

VAIOWoman

Thanks but get this for the Vista…but of course had it on my 7 and indeed 8.1….on same laptop.

Joe

VAIOWoman, using Internet Exploder is positively like begging to get infected.
All versions of Internet Exploder contain Active-X, which means that is is auto-runs for IE.

If you visit maliciously crafted websites, they can download, install, & run things on your laptop/PC without you even knowing. No prompts.

Just download & use Firefox & Adblock Plus for blocking the advertisements.
Your computer will run smoother, faster, & less heat from generating dozens of video advertisements on a page.

Not to mention your internet will seem lots faster not having to load all the ad garbage.

VAIOWoman

Thanks, I will try it! No problems with speed or response time as is like lightening and already Adblock etc. Probably try others too, many thanks.

James

Are you really kidding me? Seriously? Microsoft + security?
You have to be joking.

Microsoft has known about the swiss cheese holes in Internet Exploder due to bundling Active-X autoruns with it for years. But they refuse to unbind IE from the OS, or to remove the Active-X.

Please wear protection when your surfing the web. Use something without Active-X autoruns so you don’t automatically catch any infection that comes along.

Something like Firefox or Chrome with Adblock.
I hope you aren’t promoting the idea that they take security seriously….

Branko

I am glad for this MS move – did you expect that IE would last 20 years or what? Tell Google or Mozilla not to update their browsers. For the time your comment arrives onto proper page, they are updated one more time. So, why bothering with IE updates? It won’t be named IE, maybe MS would name it Bullet-In or Catapulto or some other silly noun which would remind us of the speed, but hey – we will still have our own secure browser.

steveforever

Tired to be blackmailed by this monopolist…….

Ray

Then don’t use it. Nobody is forcing you to use their product.

John

They should just name it Internet Exploder.

Because that’s all it does. Until they completely remove the Active-X technology that allows pages to automatically download, run, and install malicious scripts on your computer, it will never be safe.

Internet Exploder is very, very good at making sure your infected.
Always wear protection.

Use Firefox or chrome. And be sure you install an adblocker, too!

Renny

You know, ‘A rose by any other name…’ Changing the name won’t make a better product. That is what needs to be done as well.

asc

Seriously! does it matter?

http://webwindow.markagius.co.uk Mark A.

This article is out of date.

IE 7 was ‘Microsoft Internet Explorer’
If you have installed IE 11 or above then
IE 8 and above is now ‘Netscape’
(A HREF=”javascript:alert(navigator.appName);”>Check browser name here(/A>Check browser name here

In fact now all browsers are now Netscape, except Netscape which was sold to AOL and has now gone.

Will they call it Gold, as gold is more expensive than Chrome?
Will they call it FireHorse as horses can run faster than foxes?
Will it be SeaMonster as monsters are more dangerous than Sea-Monkeys?
Will it be PopBand as this is more modern than an Opera?

Umair Husain

by the way i dont use IE but its name and its icon is very good although!! I dont think it needs to be changed.

AmateurTechie

Mmm instead of changing the name how about changing IE technology like making it more secure and more fast along with reducing the number of tools in the tool bar and moving it to the settings tab and replacing it’s default search engine with google since everybody uses google also adding an app store so you can download and install extensions and themes and other useful tools like an adblocker stuff like that also VAIOWoman i am interested in what you claim as expensive software since almost every pay software has an alternative free software eg: adobe photoshop has GIMP and MS office has libre office or WPS office which are similar to MS office in terms of UI so i am wondering what kind of software did you buy that is expensive and does not have an alternative free software and is incompatible with windows 7 or windows 8/8.1 and also does not offer updates to the latest version that is compatible also please note that there are more browsers than chrome and firefox eg: Comodo Icedragon and comodo dragon,Maxthon cloud browser, Opera and not to mention the recent Torch Browser (Comodo ice dragon is built similar to firefox and is compatible with firefox extensions and comodo dragon is similar to chrome and is compatible with chrome extensions so if you prefer chrome and firefox and don’t want google to spy on you then use comodo dragon)

Private_Eyescream

“Internet Explorer” = Brand Poison.
Why is Internet Explorer a poisoned brand name? MICROSOFT EARNED IT.
More worthless products of the same type from the same morons will not change the anger & repulsion in regards to “Microsoft Web Browsers”.

JF

Internet Crasher would be a better name! I switched to Chrome. My IE11 crashes so much on both my computers it’s unbelievable.